God's Not Dead is a 2014 American Christian drama film directed by Harold Cronk and starring Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper, David A. R. White, and Dean Cain. The film was released theatrically on March 21, 2014, by Pure Flix Entertainment.
Pure Flix Entertainment produced a sequel, God's Not Dead 2, with a release date of April 1, 2016, A second sequel, God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, was released on March 30, 2018. A third sequel, God's Not Dead: We The People, will be released on 4th October 2021.
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“Your plan is to keep us all divided, so we don’t realize that you’re really chipping away at our freedoms and liberties,” Dave says in the trailer. White’s Dave previously appeared in GOD’S NOT DEAD, GOD’S NOT DEAD 2, and GOD’S NOT DEAD: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her response lands her in deep trouble.
By what name was God's Not Dead 2 (2016) officially released in India in English?
Chase’s group was allowed to meet during the school day at lunchtime – and his story is only one of about a dozen that are mentioned in the “God’s Not Dead 2” closing credits. As an aside, Chase’s father, Ken, is a colleague of mine here at Focus, so I’m very familiar with this case.
The script for “God’s Not Dead 2” is informed by actual cases currently being litigated across the United States. It’s no secret that religious liberties are being encroached upon in the U.S., and many of those infringements occur in our schools.
Evangelical Michael Gerson, however, was highly critical of the film and its message, writing "The main problem with God's Not Dead is not its cosmology or ethics but its anthropology. It assumes that human beings are made out of cardboard. Academics are arrogant and cruel. Liberal bloggers are preening and snarky.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film received a rating of 12%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 3.40/10. The consensus reads, "Deploying sledgehammer theatrics instead of delivering its message with a dose of good faith, God's Not Dead makes for bad drama and an unconvincing argument to the unconverted." On Metacritic, the film received a score of 16 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".
The film began its international roll out in Mexico on April 4, 2014, where the movie grossed $89,021 its opening weekend. God's Not Dead grossed $60.8 million in North America and $3.9 million in other territories for a total of $64.7 million, against a budget of $2 million. At the end of 2014, God's Not Dead was ranked 93rd in terms ...
The film was released theatrically on March 21, 2014, by Pure Flix Entertainment . Written by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, and based on Rice Broocks' book God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty, the film follows a Christian college student (Harper) whose faith is challenged by an atheist philosophy professor (Sorbo), ...
Benjamin Onyango as Reverend Jude, a minister from Ghana who becomes Dave's friend. Cassidy Gifford as Kara, Josh's girlfriend. Paul Kwo as Martin Yip, a foreign exchange student and Josh's best friend who gets to know God. Newsboys as themselves.
Josh asks Radisson how he can hate someone that does not exist. Martin, a Chinese student whose father forbids him from talking about God to avoid jeopardizing his brother's chance at overseas study, stands up and says, "God's not dead.". Most of the class follows Martin's lead, and Radisson leaves the room in defeat.
Shane Harper as Josh Wheaton, an evangelical college student. Kevin Sorbo as Professor Jeffrey Radisson, Josh's philosophy class teacher who is an atheist. David A. R. White as Reverend Dave, the pastor of St. James Church. He would later play a larger role in the next films.
Jr, Judge Jeanine Pirro, and GRAMMY ® Award-winning artist Francesca Battistelli. GOD’S NOT DEAD won the $100,000 Epiphany Prize® for the Most Inspiring Movie of 2014 at the 23rd Annual Movieguide® Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry.
What makes GOD’S NOT DEAD: WE THE PEOPLE so intriguing is that its plot comes straight from today’s headlines as families of faith must decide how to honor God in educating their children. In the fourth installment of the franchise, Reverend Dave (David A.R. White) is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families.